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- the present invention relates to a lens system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a zoom lens system.
- the zoom lens is a mechanical assembly of lens elements with the ability to vary its focal length for wield-angle and telephoto application, and commonly used with video, motion picture cameras, telescopes, and other optical instruments.
- the cost and image quality of the zoom lens system can still be improved.
- portable electronic devices contain image capture devices.
- the zoom lens system must be more compact to reduce the size of the portable electronic devices.
- the current embodiment describes a zoom system sequentially assembled from an object side to an image side on a optical axis comprising a first lens group with positive optical power, a second lens group with negative optical power, a third lens group with positive optical power, a fourth lens group with positive optical power and an aperture stop.
- the first lens group consists of two unbound lenses with a predetermined distance between them.
- a fifth biconvex lens and a sixth biconcave lens make up the third lens group.
- the fifth biconvex lens is placed close to the object side and adhering to the sixth biconcave lens.
- the aperture stop is arranged between the second lens group and the third lens group.
- a zoom lens system from an object side to an image side on an optical axis comprises a first lens group with positive optical power, a second lens group with negative optical power, a third lens group with positive optical power, and a fourth lens group with positive optical power.
- the first lens group has a first meniscus lens and a second convex lens.
- the first meniscus lens is placed close to the object side.
- the object side surface of the first meniscus lens curves outwardly toward the object side.
- the first meniscus lens and the second convex lens are arranged between a predetermined distance.
- the second lens group has a third concave lens and a fourth convex lens.
- the third concave lens is placed close to the object side.
- a fifth biconvex lens and a sixth biconcave lens make up the third lens group.
- the fifth biconvex lens is placed close to the object side and adhering to the sixth biconcave lens.
- the fourth lens group is composed of a seventh plastic lens.
- the seventh plastic lens has at least one aspheric surface.
- Y is the maximum diagonal length of the image side
- L is the total track length of the zoom lens system
- f w is the focal length of the zoom lens system in the wide status
- f T is the focal length of the zoom lens system in the telephoto status.
- FIG. 1A depicts a embodiment of the zoom lens system at the wide status
- FIG. 1B depicts the embodiment of the zoom lens system at telephoto status
- FIGS. 2A to 2C depict the curvature of filed at different field angles of the first embodiment of the invention
- FIGS. 3A to 3C depict the distortion at different field angles of the first embodiment of the invention
- FIGS. 4A to 4C depict the spherical aberration at different field angles of the first embodiment of the invention
- FIGS. 5A to 5C depict the transverse aberration at different filed angles of the first embodiment of the invention.
- FIGS. 6A to 6C depict the coma aberration at different field angles of the first embodiment of the invention.
- the embodiment of the invention has four lens assemblies to increase the image quality. Some lenses are made of plastic to reduce cost. Someone skilled in the art could change the material of the lenses and adjust the optical parameters to satisfy the variation of the application.
- FIG. 1 depicts the embodiment of the zoom lens system 100 at wide status.
- the image side 170 is an image sensor.
- the zoom lens system 100 from the object side 190 to the image side 170 on the optical axis 180 comprises a first lens group 110 with positive optical power, a second lens group 120 with negative optical power, a third lens group 130 with positive optical power, and a fourth lens group 140 with positive optical power.
- the first lens group 110 includes a first meniscus lens 112 and a second convex lens 114 .
- the first meniscus lens 112 is placed close to the object side 190 .
- the first meniscus lens 112 and the second convex lens 114 are separated at a predetermined distance, that is the first meniscus lens 112 and the second convex lens 114 are not bounded and are separated by a predetermined distance to reduce the probability of generating a ghost image.
- the second lens group 120 includes a third concave lens 112 and a fourth convex lens 124 .
- the third concave lens 112 is placed closer to the object side 190 than the fourth convex lens 124 .
- a fifth biconvex lens 132 and a sixth biconcave lens 134 make up the third lens group 130 .
- the fifth biconvex lens 132 is placed closer to the object side 190 than the sixth biconcave lens 134 , and the fifth biconvex lens 132 is adhering to the sixth biconcave lens 134 .
- the fourth lens group 140 is composed of a seventh plastic lens 142 .
- the seventh plastic lens has at least one aspheric surface.
- the zoom lens system 100 further comprises an aperture stop 150 arranged between the second lens group 120 and the third lens group 130 .
- FIG. 1B depicts the zoom lens system 100 at telephoto status.
- the zoom lens system 100 is zooming, the second lens group 120 is moved toward the image side and the third lens group 130 is moved toward the object side.
- the zoom lens system 100 focuses from the wide status to the telephoto status, the second lens group 120 moves towards the image side 170 and the third lens group 130 moves towards the object side 190 .
- the positions of the first lens group 110 and the aperture stop 150 on the optical axis are fixed.
- the object side surface of the first meniscus lens 122 is curved outwardly toward the object side 190 .
- the position of the first lens group 110 is fixed.
- the first lens group 110 is made of glass, and the first meniscus lens 112 and the second convex lens 124 are spherical lenses.
- the first lens group 110 may make of plastic, and the first lens group 110 includes at least one aspheric surface.
- the object side surface of the fifth biconvex lens 132 adheres to a first resin material to form an eighth hybrid lens having an aspheric surface and the image side surface of the sixth biconcave lens 134 adheres to a second resin material to form an ninth hybrid lens having an aspheric surface.
- the fifth biconvex lens 132 and the sixth biconcave lens 134 are glass molding lenses, and the object side surface of the fifth biconvex lens 132 and the image side surface of the sixth biconcave lens 134 are aspheric.
- the seventh plastic lens 142 of the fourth lens group 140 is moved axially on the optical axis 180 .
- the fourth lens group 140 is moved toward the third lens group 130 .
- the fourth lens group 140 may move axially on the optical axis 180 during the zooming process, or after the zooming process to compensate the zooming system/process.
- the zoom lens system 100 of the embodiment further satisfies the following condition:
- Y is a maximum diagonal length of the image side 170
- L is a total track length of the zoom lens system 100
- f W is a focal length of the zoom lens system 100 at the wide status
- f T is a focal length of the zoom lens system 100 at the telephoto status.
- the zoom lens system 100 further comprises a filter 160 arranged between the fourth lens group 140 and the image side 170 .
- Table 1 sequentially lists the optical parameters of the faces of the zoom lens system in the order from the object side to the image side.
- the STO. is aperture stop
- FS 1 and FS 2 are the faces of the filter.
- Table 2 lists the distance parameters (D 1 , D 2 , D 3 , and D 4 ) at the wide status, the telephoto status, and the middle of the two.
- the total track length of the zoom lens system L is 5 mm
- the maximum diagonal length of the image side Y is 1.25 mm
- the focal length of the zoom lens system at the wide status f W is 1.0 mm
- the focal length of the zoom lens system at the telephoto status f T is 3.0 mm.
- the zoom lens system of this embodiment includes aspheric surfaces.
- the surfaces are typically designed such that their profile is described by the equation
- z is the sag value of the lens which is the concave degree of the lens
- c is the reciprocal of the radius of curvature of the lens
- h is the distance between the lens surface and the optical axis
- k is the conic coefficient
- a to D describe the high-level aspheric coefficients.
- the conic coefficients and the high-level aspheric coefficients of the aspheric surfaces are sequentially listed in the Table 3 and Table 4.
- FIG. 2A to FIG. 2C depict the curvature of field at different field angles of this embodiment.
- the field angle is 62 degrees in FIG. 2A , is 41 degrees in FIG. 2B , and 22 degrees in FIG. 2C .
- Label M is indicated of the Meridian Ray of the incidence light.
- Label S is indicated of the Sagittal Ray of the incident light.
- the horizontal axis is indicated as the distance between the image point and the ideal image surface.
- the longitudinal axis is shown as the ideal image height or incidence angle. Accordingly, the curvature of field of the zoom lens system between the wide status and the telephoto status is less than 0.05 mm.
- FIGS. 3A to 3B depict the distortion at different field angles of this embodiment.
- the field angle is 62 degrees in FIG. 3A , 41 degrees in FIG. 3B , and 22 degrees in FIG. 3C .
- the horizontal axis is indicated as the percentage difference between the image point and the ideal point.
- the longitudinal axis is shown as the ideal image height or incidence angle. Accordingly, the distortion of the zoom lens system between the wide status and telephoto status is less than 5%.
- FIG. 4A to FIG. 4C show the spherical aberration at different field angles of the zoom lens system.
- the field angle is 62 degrees in FIG. 4A , 41 degrees in FIG. 4B , and 22 degrees in FIG. 4C . Accordingly, the spherical aberration of the zoom lens system between the wide status and the telephoto status is less than 0.05 mm.
- FIG. 5A to FIG. 5C depict the transverse aberration at different field angles of the zoom lens system.
- the field angle is 62 degrees in FIG. 5A , 41 degrees in FIG. 5B , and 22 degrees in FIG. 5C . Accordingly, the transverse aberration of the zoom lens system between the wide status and telephoto status is less than 0.005 mm
- FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C depict the coma aberration at different field angles of the zoom lens system.
- the coma aberrations are obtained at the image height of 0Y, 0.5Y and 0.7Y separately, and the field angle is 64 degrees.
- the coma aberrations are obtained at the image height of 0Y, 0.5Y and 0.7Y separately, and the field angle is 41 degrees.
- the coma aberrations are obtained at the image height of 0Y, 0.5Y and 0.7Y separately, and the field angle is 22 degrees. Accordingly, the coma aberration of the zoom lens system between the wide status and the telephoto status does not affect the image seriously in most situations.
- the zoom lens system of the embodiment includes four lens groups to increase the image quality.
- the lenses of the first lens group have a predetermined distance between them to reduce the probability of generating a ghost image.
- some lenses are made of plastic to reduce the cost of the zoom lens system.
- the total track length of the optical system is reduced based on the appropriate optical parameters.
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- The application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 96111868, filed Apr. 3, 2007, which is herein incorporated by reference.
- 1. Field of Invention
- The present invention relates to a lens system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a zoom lens system.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- Cameras have undergone rapid development over the past years. Cameras are becoming smaller and compact. Therefore, the design of the lens system on cameras has become very important in recent years. There are two kinds of camera lens systems, fixed focal lenses and zoom lens. The zoom lens is a mechanical assembly of lens elements with the ability to vary its focal length for wield-angle and telephoto application, and commonly used with video, motion picture cameras, telescopes, and other optical instruments.
- However, the cost and image quality of the zoom lens system can still be improved. Moreover, right now, portable electronic devices contain image capture devices. Hence, the zoom lens system must be more compact to reduce the size of the portable electronic devices.
- Therefore, it is desirable to reduce the cost and size of the zoom lens system. Moreover, it is desirable to provide good image quality for optical instruments using with the zoom lens system.
- The current embodiment describes a zoom system sequentially assembled from an object side to an image side on a optical axis comprising a first lens group with positive optical power, a second lens group with negative optical power, a third lens group with positive optical power, a fourth lens group with positive optical power and an aperture stop. The first lens group consists of two unbound lenses with a predetermined distance between them. A fifth biconvex lens and a sixth biconcave lens make up the third lens group. The fifth biconvex lens is placed close to the object side and adhering to the sixth biconcave lens. The aperture stop is arranged between the second lens group and the third lens group. When the zoom lens system is zooming, the second lens group is moved toward the image side and the third lens group is moved toward the object side, the positions of the first lens group and the aperture stop on the optical axis are fixed.
- According to one embodiment, a zoom lens system from an object side to an image side on an optical axis comprises a first lens group with positive optical power, a second lens group with negative optical power, a third lens group with positive optical power, and a fourth lens group with positive optical power. The first lens group has a first meniscus lens and a second convex lens. The first meniscus lens is placed close to the object side. The object side surface of the first meniscus lens curves outwardly toward the object side. The first meniscus lens and the second convex lens are arranged between a predetermined distance. The second lens group has a third concave lens and a fourth convex lens. The third concave lens is placed close to the object side. A fifth biconvex lens and a sixth biconcave lens make up the third lens group. The fifth biconvex lens is placed close to the object side and adhering to the sixth biconcave lens. The fourth lens group is composed of a seventh plastic lens. The seventh plastic lens has at least one aspheric surface.
- The zoom lens system of the current embodiment satisfies the following condition:
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- where Y is the maximum diagonal length of the image side, L is the total track length of the zoom lens system, fw is the focal length of the zoom lens system in the wide status, fT is the focal length of the zoom lens system in the telephoto status.
- It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are by examples, and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
- The invention can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows:
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FIG. 1A depicts a embodiment of the zoom lens system at the wide status; -
FIG. 1B depicts the embodiment of the zoom lens system at telephoto status; -
FIGS. 2A to 2C depict the curvature of filed at different field angles of the first embodiment of the invention; -
FIGS. 3A to 3C depict the distortion at different field angles of the first embodiment of the invention; -
FIGS. 4A to 4C depict the spherical aberration at different field angles of the first embodiment of the invention; -
FIGS. 5A to 5C depict the transverse aberration at different filed angles of the first embodiment of the invention; and -
FIGS. 6A to 6C depict the coma aberration at different field angles of the first embodiment of the invention. - Reference will now be made in detail to the present embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
- The embodiment of the invention has four lens assemblies to increase the image quality. Some lenses are made of plastic to reduce cost. Someone skilled in the art could change the material of the lenses and adjust the optical parameters to satisfy the variation of the application.
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FIG. 1 .FIG. 1 depicts the embodiment of thezoom lens system 100 at wide status. When thezoom lens system 100 is arranged on the camera, theimage side 170 is an image sensor. Thezoom lens system 100 from theobject side 190 to theimage side 170 on theoptical axis 180 comprises afirst lens group 110 with positive optical power, asecond lens group 120 with negative optical power, athird lens group 130 with positive optical power, and afourth lens group 140 with positive optical power. Thefirst lens group 110 includes afirst meniscus lens 112 and a secondconvex lens 114. Thefirst meniscus lens 112 is placed close to theobject side 190. Thefirst meniscus lens 112 and the secondconvex lens 114 are separated at a predetermined distance, that is thefirst meniscus lens 112 and the secondconvex lens 114 are not bounded and are separated by a predetermined distance to reduce the probability of generating a ghost image. - The
second lens group 120 includes a thirdconcave lens 112 and a fourthconvex lens 124. The thirdconcave lens 112 is placed closer to theobject side 190 than the fourthconvex lens 124. - A fifth
biconvex lens 132 and a sixthbiconcave lens 134 make up thethird lens group 130. The fifthbiconvex lens 132 is placed closer to theobject side 190 than the sixthbiconcave lens 134, and the fifthbiconvex lens 132 is adhering to the sixthbiconcave lens 134. Thefourth lens group 140 is composed of a seventhplastic lens 142. The seventh plastic lens has at least one aspheric surface. Moreover, thezoom lens system 100 further comprises anaperture stop 150 arranged between thesecond lens group 120 and thethird lens group 130. - Please refer to
FIG. 1B .FIG. 1B depicts thezoom lens system 100 at telephoto status. When thezoom lens system 100 is zooming, thesecond lens group 120 is moved toward the image side and thethird lens group 130 is moved toward the object side. When thezoom lens system 100 focuses from the wide status to the telephoto status, thesecond lens group 120 moves towards theimage side 170 and thethird lens group 130 moves towards theobject side 190. Moreover, during the zooming process, the positions of thefirst lens group 110 and theaperture stop 150 on the optical axis are fixed. - The object side surface of the
first meniscus lens 122 is curved outwardly toward theobject side 190. During the zooming process, the position of thefirst lens group 110 is fixed. Thefirst lens group 110 is made of glass, and thefirst meniscus lens 112 and the secondconvex lens 124 are spherical lenses. In another embodiment, thefirst lens group 110 may make of plastic, and thefirst lens group 110 includes at least one aspheric surface. - The object side surface of the fifth
biconvex lens 132 adheres to a first resin material to form an eighth hybrid lens having an aspheric surface and the image side surface of the sixthbiconcave lens 134 adheres to a second resin material to form an ninth hybrid lens having an aspheric surface. In another embodiment, the fifthbiconvex lens 132 and the sixthbiconcave lens 134 are glass molding lenses, and the object side surface of the fifthbiconvex lens 132 and the image side surface of the sixthbiconcave lens 134 are aspheric. - When the
zoom lens system 100 is adjusting focus, the seventhplastic lens 142 of thefourth lens group 140 is moved axially on theoptical axis 180. When thezoom lens system 100 is shot at a close range, thefourth lens group 140 is moved toward thethird lens group 130. Moreover, thefourth lens group 140 may move axially on theoptical axis 180 during the zooming process, or after the zooming process to compensate the zooming system/process. - The
zoom lens system 100 of the embodiment further satisfies the following condition: -
- wherein Y is a maximum diagonal length of the
image side 170, L is a total track length of thezoom lens system 100, fW is a focal length of thezoom lens system 100 at the wide status, fT is a focal length of thezoom lens system 100 at the telephoto status. - The
zoom lens system 100 further comprises afilter 160 arranged between thefourth lens group 140 and theimage side 170. - In order to emphasize advantages and practicability of the
zoom lens system 100, an embodiment is designed according to the conditions described above, and the optical parameters and optical characteristics of this embodiment are described herein. - Table 1 sequentially lists the optical parameters of the faces of the zoom lens system in the order from the object side to the image side. Wherein the STO. is aperture stop, and FS1 and FS2 are the faces of the filter.
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TABLE1 Surface Face Curvature Refraction Abbe Number Radius (mm) Distance(mm) Index(Nd) Number(Vd) S11 2.1766 0.14 1.84666 23.80 S12 1.4838 0.02 S21 1.4928 0.4 1.713000 53.90 S22 37.5361 D1 S31 −8.8258 0.12 1.755000 52.30 S32 0.6649 0.195 S41 1.4689 0.3 1.607265 26.65 S42 6.2687 D2 STO. INF. D3 S511 0.6068 0.016 1.519400 52.10 S51(S512) 0.61336 0.36 1.743200 49.30 S52(S61) −0.6797 0.14 1.666800 33.00 S62(S621) 0.53103 0.016 1.519400 52.10 S622 0.71619 D4 S71 1.7511 0.28 1.525383 56.36 S72 −8.2379 0.1 FS1 INF. 0.16 1.516330 64.1 FS2 INF. 0.6 IMA. - When the zoom lens system is zooming, the distances D1, D2, D3, and D4 are changed. Table 2 lists the distance parameters (D1, D2, D3, and D4) at the wide status, the telephoto status, and the middle of the two.
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TABLE2 State D1 D2 D3 D4 W (f = 1.0) 0.06379 1.07930 0.54716 0.48140 M (f = 1.6) 0.34041 0.76618 0.15329 0.87526 T (f = 3.0) 1.06432 0.10000 0.10000 0.92759 - According to Table 1 and Table 2, the total track length of the zoom lens system L is 5 mm, the maximum diagonal length of the image side Y is 1.25 mm, the focal length of the zoom lens system at the wide status fW is 1.0 mm, the focal length of the zoom lens system at the telephoto status fT is 3.0 mm. Hence, the first embodiment satisfies the specific formula described above.
- The zoom lens system of this embodiment includes aspheric surfaces. The surfaces are typically designed such that their profile is described by the equation
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- wherein z is the sag value of the lens which is the concave degree of the lens, c is the reciprocal of the radius of curvature of the lens, h is the distance between the lens surface and the optical axis, k is the conic coefficient, and A to D describe the high-level aspheric coefficients. The conic coefficients and the high-level aspheric coefficients of the aspheric surfaces are sequentially listed in the Table 3 and Table 4.
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TABLE 3 Surface Number Conic Coefficient A B S41 0 1.6578 × 10−1 8.25217 × 10−1 S42 0 −7.3976 × 10−2 −2.45392 × 10−1 S511 −0.43875 2.42684 × 10−1 4.89816 × 10−1 S622 0 2.56509 1.40301 S72 −8.92083 5.50102 × 10−2 −9.30956 × 10−1 -
TABLE 4 Surface Number C D S41 −2.0401 5.81301 S42 9.986 × 10−1 −1.91244 S511 −1.18838 × 101 2.60941 × 101 S622 8.35819 × 101 −1.76246 × 102 S72 2.20433 −1.99789 - Now, please refer to
FIG. 2A toFIG. 2C . These figures depict the curvature of field at different field angles of this embodiment. The field angle is 62 degrees inFIG. 2A , is 41 degrees inFIG. 2B , and 22 degrees inFIG. 2C . Label M is indicated of the Meridian Ray of the incidence light. Label S is indicated of the Sagittal Ray of the incident light. The horizontal axis is indicated as the distance between the image point and the ideal image surface. The longitudinal axis is shown as the ideal image height or incidence angle. Accordingly, the curvature of field of the zoom lens system between the wide status and the telephoto status is less than 0.05 mm. -
FIGS. 3A to 3B depict the distortion at different field angles of this embodiment. The field angle is 62 degrees inFIG. 3A , 41 degrees inFIG. 3B , and 22 degrees inFIG. 3C . The horizontal axis is indicated as the percentage difference between the image point and the ideal point. The longitudinal axis is shown as the ideal image height or incidence angle. Accordingly, the distortion of the zoom lens system between the wide status and telephoto status is less than 5%. -
FIG. 4A toFIG. 4C show the spherical aberration at different field angles of the zoom lens system. The field angle is 62 degrees inFIG. 4A , 41 degrees inFIG. 4B , and 22 degrees inFIG. 4C . Accordingly, the spherical aberration of the zoom lens system between the wide status and the telephoto status is less than 0.05 mm. -
FIG. 5A toFIG. 5C depict the transverse aberration at different field angles of the zoom lens system. The field angle is 62 degrees inFIG. 5A , 41 degrees inFIG. 5B , and 22 degrees inFIG. 5C . Accordingly, the transverse aberration of the zoom lens system between the wide status and telephoto status is less than 0.005 mm -
FIG. 6A toFIG. 6C depict the coma aberration at different field angles of the zoom lens system. InFIG. 6A , the coma aberrations are obtained at the image height of 0Y, 0.5Y and 0.7Y separately, and the field angle is 64 degrees. InFIG. 6B , the coma aberrations are obtained at the image height of 0Y, 0.5Y and 0.7Y separately, and the field angle is 41 degrees. InFIG. 6C , the coma aberrations are obtained at the image height of 0Y, 0.5Y and 0.7Y separately, and the field angle is 22 degrees. Accordingly, the coma aberration of the zoom lens system between the wide status and the telephoto status does not affect the image seriously in most situations. - The zoom lens system of the embodiment includes four lens groups to increase the image quality. The lenses of the first lens group have a predetermined distance between them to reduce the probability of generating a ghost image. Moreover, some lenses are made of plastic to reduce the cost of the zoom lens system. Furthermore, the total track length of the optical system is reduced based on the appropriate optical parameters.
- Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain embodiments thereof, other embodiments are possible. Therefore, their spirit and scope of the appended claims should no be limited to the description of the embodiments container herein.
- It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present invention cover modifications and variations of this invention provided they fall within the scope of the following claims.
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